CVE-2006-4842 – Solaris libnspr NSPR_LOG_FILE Privilege Escalation

https://notcve.org/view.php?id=CVE-2006-4842

The Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR) API 4.6.1 and 4.6.2, as used in Sun Solaris 10, trusts user-specified environment variables for specifying log files even when running from setuid programs, which allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files. Las API 4.6.1 y 4.6.2 de Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR), usadas en Sun Solaris 10, permiten variables de entorno definidas por el usuario para especificar ficheros de traza incluso cuando se ejecutan desde programas Setuid, que permiten a los usuarios locales crear o sobre-escribir ficheros de su elección. • https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2641 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2543 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2569 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45433 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/28789 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/28788 http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=418 http://secunia.com/advisories/22348 http://securitytracker.com/id?1017050 http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102658-1 http://w • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation •